Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 19:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawanga (Tanzania - TZ), about 44.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 31.895 and latitude -7.679.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.5 km
Coordinates	-7.679, 31.895
UTC time	2002-02-20 19:07:17.100

Location	Sumbawanga
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-02-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sumbawanga	44.4 km
Namanyere	95.0 km
Mbala	141.8 km
Kirando	145.9 km
Mpulungu	148.1 km
Mpanda	174.4 km
Kituku	186.7 km
Mlowo	189.7 km
Vwawa	196.0 km
Tunduma	204.4 km
Nakonde	207.4 km
Utengule	208.8 km

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